S. Korea raises alert level after Kim Jong Un named marshal

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South Korea’s Defence Ministry says the country's army has partially raised its alert level after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea sacked a top general and given its leader the top military rank.

At a regular conference in Seoul, the ministry’s spokesman Kim Min-seok said it was carefully monitoring developments in the DPRK. Kim Jong-un is now marshal of the DPRK. The new position adds to his already massive array of titles and cements his power even further.

Chinese men´s national team continued its preparations for next year´s Asian Cup, as they managed a one-all draw against visitors Jordan during a football friendly in Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China´s Heilongjiang Province.China held to 1-1 draw by Jordan

Across the UK the hunt is on for James Foley’s killer, who authorities believe is a British national. As Richard Bestic reports from London, Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his summer break to lead his government’s response.

As the protests in the town of Ferguson, Missouri turned violent with police facing ´heavy gunfire´ from some ´criminal elements´, cops fired tear gas, stun grenades and arrested 31 demonstrators on Monday night.